Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF ART AND ARTISTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE SUPPORT OF CONTEMPORARY ART AND ARTISTS IN CALIFORNIA, ARTIST RESIDENCY PROGRAMS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, PROVIDING RESOURCES TO ARTISTS REGARDING FUNDING AND EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITIES, AND TO CARRY ON OTHER PUBLIC AND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS GOAL. THIS WILL BE FURTHERED THROUGH 1) ESTABLISHING AND RUNNING AN ART GALLERY WHICH PRODUCES HIGH-CALIBER CONTEMPORARY ART PROGRAMING FOR THE SACRAMENTO REGION IN THE ORGANIZATIONS FACILITIES 2) OPERATION OF AN ARTIST RESIDENCY PROGRAM PROVIDING LOW AND NO COST STUDIO SPACE TO WORKING ARTISTS 3) UTILIZING THE ORGANIZATIONS FACILITIES TO PROVIDE ART EDUCATION AND REFERENCE RESOURCES INCLUDING A COMMUNITY PRINT LAB.
TO EXPOSE THE SACRAMENTO REGION TO INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED CONTEMPORARY ART, WHILE PROVIDING RESOURCES TO LOCAL CAREER AND EMERGING ARTISTS.
VERGE PROVIDES SUBSIDIZED STUDIOS TO 53 ARTISTS THROUGH OUR RESIDENT ART STUDIO PROGRAM. IN ADDITION TO LOW COST WORK SPACE, ARTISTS ARE AFFORDED ALL THE BENEFITS OF A VERGE MEMBERSHIP, A MONTHLY ARTIST SALON FACILITATED BY VERGE STAFF, ACCESS TO SPECIALIZED ART EQUIPMENT INCLUDING OUR PRINTMAKING FACILITY, AND DISCOUNTS ON VERGE PROGRAMS.
THE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT'S PRIMARY FOCUS IS ON VERGE'S NON-PROGRAMMATIC (I.E. EDUCATION AND/OR PUBLIC PROGRAMS LIKE "MOVIES ON THE VERGE") FUNDRAISING EFFORTS INCLUDING GRANTS, TICKETED FUNDRAISERS LIKE TV DINNER OR THE VERGE ART AUCTION, UNRESTRICTED GIVING DAYS LIKE THE REGIONAL BIG DAY OF GIVING OR GIVING TUESDAY, VERGE MEMBERSHIPS, SOLICITING GENERAL DONATIONS AS WELL AS IN-KIND DONATIONS OF GOODS AND SERVICES, IN ADDITION TO COORDINATING WITH VERGE'S DIRECTOR TO TRACK ONGOING PLEDGES AND RECURRING GIFTS.
SAC OPEN STUDIOS IS A CITY WIDE STUDIO TOUR FEATURING OVER 120 PARTICIPATING ARTISTS. VERGE PUBLISHES A STUDIO GUIDE THAT INCLUDES A DIRECTORY AND MAPS FOR ALL PARTICIPATING ARTISTS, AN EXHIBITION OF PARTICIPATING ARTISTS WORK, AS WELL AS WORKSHOPS ON HOW TO DOCUMENT YOUR WORK AND PROMOTE YOUR PRACTICE FOR TOUR EVENTS. THIS IS THE LARGEST CITY-WIDE ART EVENT IN SACRAMENTO WITH APPROXIMATELY 10,000 TOUR GOERS ATTENDING EACH YEAR.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Livia Moe | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $75,000 |
| Ladi Youssefi | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Wendy Nelson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jayne Rassmussen | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Bay Miry | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Gayle Govenar | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Paulette Trainor | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Denise Timmons | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Manuel Fernando Rios | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Gwenna Howard | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Carlin Naify | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Gail Counts Miller | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Catherine Ann Miller | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mimi Miller | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Burnett Miller | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Renee Carter | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Richard Baumhofer | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Sarah Barkawi | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Darrene Hackler | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Phil Isenberg | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Betty Moulds | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Richard Simpson | CO-TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Phil Cunningham | CO-TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Ali Nadimi | VICE-PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Gloria Naify | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
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